Union Plaza – Design Concept
Union Plaza stretches over three blocks and offers amenities for community interaction and events. The design concept expresses the nature and essence of water – and not just bodies of water such as lakes and...
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Lincoln: The city with a small town feel
When you think of neighborhoods, what do you see in your mind’s eye? Do you see the original part of town, with brick streets and hundred-year-old buildings, or perhaps homes built up around a college,...
Lincoln’s Many Multi-Cultural Centers
Lincoln is one of the top 20 cities in America for new arrivals from abroad. The local supermarkets and schools are frequented by refugees from Russia, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Hungary and Ethiopia. Often, when you...
City Government Keeps Lincoln Moving Forward
The city of Lincoln is one of the best run cities in America. That’s according to the financial website 24/7 Wall St., which ranked Nebraska’s capital city as the fifth best run city in the...
An Interview with Wendy Birdsall, President of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce
To get an idea of Lincoln’s business climate, just walk through the historic Haymarket. On the ground, you’ll see construction works assembling parts that will one day make up an arena or a hotel. Look...
Pinnacle Bank Arena to be among the most sustainable in the country
In 2010 Lincoln voted overwhelmingly to support the building of a new 16,000 seat civic arena in the Haymarket district, and to create alongside a new redevelopment out of rail yards and unused industrial “brownfields.”...
Shopping in the Star City
Are you looking for a specialty store that carries licorice from Holland, designer clothing from Paris, olive oil from Italy, or homemade wine from Raymond? Lincoln has it all. The city has maintained a healthy...
Branding Our City: Lincoln in need of an identity
That was the consensus of many in the community heading into 2011. Lincoln had just experienced a fantastic two year period in 2009 and 2010. During those two years: • The University of Nebraska took...
Family Fun in Lincoln
The history of the human inhabitants of our corner of the world comes to life at the Nebraska History Museum at the southwest corner of P Street and Centennial Mall (directly across the street from...
Lincoln Watering Hole Serves Legendary Blues Gigs
By John Beechem There’s a little known secret on the Midwest blues circuit: the best tour stop outside of Chicago is a hole in the wall in Lincoln, Nebraska. Thanks to the Zoo Bar, which...
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